Invention Time Line: NT
Published on Dec 01, 2015
By: Nick Towne
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Grain Reaper
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Invented by Cyrus McCormick in 1834, this machine did all the jobs a farmer would normally have to do to harvest grain (cut, thresh, bundle) in a fraction of the time.
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Invented by John and Hiram Pitt in 1837, the Thresher was used to separate massive amounts of grain from the straw of the plant.
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While it was invented in 1867 by Lucien B. Smith, the patent for this technology goes to Joseph F. Glidden in 1874. This tool uses spikes on the wire to deter wild animals and trespassers while preventing the escape of live stock.
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Fin.
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